Speed restrictions due to the weather on Eurostar lines mean that the company won’t be able to run as many trains as planned. It is urging passengers with non-essential journeys to cash in their tickets or defer their trips until after Christmas.

The speed restrictions mean some journeys are taking two hours longer than normal, and as a result, some passengers with booked tickets are being forced to queue for up to eight hours.

Passengers without tickets are being urged to stay away from the train station as Eurostar said there is no chance of them getting seats.

The latest update from Eurostar at 1.00pm today (22nd December) said that services are getting back to normal but because of the speed restrictions some services will remain cancelled. Passengers whose trains are still running should turn up to check in as normal.